12 Facebook “Facts” That Are NOT True

False: Facebook is giving the Koch brothers your user data

Factcheck.org (a nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate) has been working with Facebook to identify viral fake news stories and to help readers to distinguish the facts from the fakes. They recently spotted the fake story that a research initiative will give the Koch brothers unfettered access to Facebook user data. There is a research initiative, but the Charles Koch Foundation is only one of many funders, and the researchers are only using anonymous data. Although the original source of the story issued a retraction, the damage was already done. These are the 17 secrets your Facebook profile knows about you.

The post 12 Facebook “Facts” That Are NOT True appeared first on Reader's Digest.